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Prawn canapés

Round slices of buttered French bread with neatly peeled prawns around the edge, a dollop of mayonnaise in the centre and a little cress, lettuce or parsley. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 682.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 682 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

The garnish shows the period's emphasis on neat presentation, with the prawns laid in a wreath around the edge.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Arrange the prawns

    Cut the buttered French bread slices into rounds. Arrange neatly peeled prawns around the edge with the tails towards the centre.

  2. 2

    Garnish

    Put a dollop of mayonnaise in the middle, preferably piped as a star. Sprinkle a little cress, shredded lettuce or very little chopped parsley over.

  3. 3

    Note

    Note: use pasteurised or shop-bought mayonnaise, and do not leave prawn sandwiches standing long at room temperature.

Changes from the original

The original gives no quantities. The last step («Note») is added for present-day food safety.

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1949 (proofread, p. 682) → Modernised~80% of the text changedremovedadded
De franskbrød (påsmurte skiver, utstukket runde). reker (pent rensede). majones (en topp, gjerne sprøytet som stjerne). karse, salat eller persille (litt karse, finskåret salat eller ganske litt hakket persille). Stikk de påsmurte franskbrødskiver utstikkes franskbrødskivene ut runde. Pent Legg pent rensede reker legges rundt kanten med halen halene inn mot midten, legg midten.. Legg en topp majones, majones på midten, gjerne sprøitet sprøytet som stjerne på midten. Litt en stjerne. Strø litt karse, finskåren finskåret salat eller ganske litt hakket persille strøes over. over.. Merk: Bruk pasteurisert eller kjøpt majones, og la ikke rekesmørbrød stå lenge i romtemperatur.

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Ingen mengder i originalen. Det siste steget («Merk») er lagt til av hensyn til dagens mattrygghet.

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How are the prawns arranged?
Around the edge with the tails towards the centre.
What goes in the middle?
A dollop of mayonnaise, preferably piped as a star.

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